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Richard Stern, German Jew, Social Democrat, and decorated WW1 veteran, standing next to a Nazi thug sent to intimidate his customers, Cologne, 1933 (media.piefed.social)
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[–] PugJesus@piefed.social 59 points 2 days ago

https://blog.nli.org.il/en/lbh-richard-stern/

Richard Stern would later go on to fight in WW2 for the US against the Nazi regime, and once more be decorated for valor.